How can we love others if we don't love ourselves first? I had this conversation with a close friend recently and she said at age 23, she is finally realizing all the truth that holds. My friend told me that she was focusing so much on pleasing others and spending time with others, that she rarely had a moment to herself. And when a guy finally came along, she simply wasn't ready. She couldn't figure out what felt so wrong, and then realized, how can I love this great guy if I don't even love myself?
We must learn to look inward, find out who we are, and love that person for all that is. Here are some self love steps:
1. You do so much more than you give yourself credit for. Acknowledge all of your accomplishments.
2. Stop comparing yourself to others. You are a beautiful, unique being.
3. Forgive yourself, you did the best you could.
4. Learn your body, treat it well, and respond to it's needs such as hunger and sickness
5. Exercise daily, even a 10 minute walk counts
6. Eat healthy - try a green juice now and then! And always have breakfast!
7. We all have a creative spark - find what lights yours.
8. We all deserve a bubble bath, scented candles, and a massage every once in awhile
9. Meditate. It is in the stillness that we truly find our clarity.
10. Surround yourself with loving, positive people that will lift you higher
Try just one a day even! Any little step you take to loving yourself will help. Realize that just inhaling is such a gift. Realize that you are full of life and light. In this moment, you are where you are meant to be. You are taken care of.
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